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QM. 21 i924- C. H. WOODS FARE BOX Filed Aug. '7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented et. 21, 1924.

CHARLES H. OUDS, OF DECAT'UR, ILLINOS.

FARE BOX.

Application filed August 7, 192%.

To mii fui/om t muy conce/rn:

Be it lrnown that l, CHARLES H. Weens, a citizen ci the United States, a resident of Decatur, in the county of Macon and State ol lllinois, have invented new and useful hnpiovements in Fare Boxes, ofv which the 'following is a specilication.

This invention has reference to tare-boxes, and relates particularly to that type of tare-box in which is deposited the coin, ticket or token by a passenger on entering a street car.

The invention has .for its principal object lo improve that type of fare-box which is provided with a removable till having a closure normally retained in an open position when in the tare-box, and which is caused to assume a closed and locked position when removed trom the tare-bon, by providing` the closure with a lock which cannot be tampered with, and suspending the till on rails which have means complementary to means on the till and the closure, whereby the till is slidably supported in dii'lerent horizontal planes.

The invention has for a further object to slidably support the till in a fare-box on rails having means complementary to means on the till and its closure, whereby the till is slidable in diiierent horizontal planes when placing and removing the same, and providing for the opening oi' the closure for thetill when placing the same in the tarebox, and 'for automatically closing the closure during the withdrawal of the till and tor locking such closure at or about the nion'ient the till changes from one horizontal position to another.

it 'further object of the invention is to provide a till for 'tare-boxes having a partial 'tired closure and a coacting closing member slidable in relation thereto; and locking means between the lined and slidable closing elements at a point mediate the front and back ot the till, whereby tampering with the locking means is made impracticable.

ii Jfurther object of the invention is to profide the fare-box with supplen'ieutal lool;- ing means for the door or hinged cover, in addition to the key-lock, said supplemental lucien means being hidden from view Within the tare-bony and may only be actuated through the actuation of the dumping plate located between the container and depository of the 'tare-box.

That the invention may be more fully Serial No. 580,103.

understood, reference is had to the accompanying' drawings, forming a part of the description, illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which:-

Figure l is a. front elevation ot a fareboz; on a greatly reduced scale, partly in section, embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional detail View as the saine would appear il taken on the line EPF-2 Figure l;

.Figure 3 is a detail section in plan as the same would appear if taken on the line 3---3 Figure 2;

Figure l is a detail side elevation of the supporting means for the till, the latter in position with the closure in open position;

Figure 5 is a plan view partly in section ot the parts and as they appear in Figure d;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure l eX- cept that thetill has been Withdrawn to a position which will close the closure of the till;

Figure "i" is a view similar to Figure G except that the till has been lowered on its support-ing means or changed from one horizontal position to another, preparatory to withdrawing the till from the 'fare-box;

Figure 8 is a plan View partly in section of the parts, as they appear in Figures 6 and 7;

Figure 9 is a vieW similar to Figure .7 except that the till is shown having been removed from its supporting means, and

Figures l0, 1l and 12 show a side elevation, end view and plan of the till supporting means.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the figures.

The fare-box comprises in the main, a container supporting a depository for the coins, tickets or tokens and separated by a dumping-plate; till or receiving receptacle adapted to be removably housed in the container' and having a lid or slide-cover which, when the till is placed in the fare-box is opened and when the till is removed from the tare-bor; the slide-cover is closed, and to other and minor details to be hereinafter more particularly referred to.

The conmncizm'lhis is preterably made in the form oi' an upstanding rectangular boxV l, having four side walls, one ot which includes a door 2 hinged at 3 to a corner of the boi: so that it may be swung open and shut to allow tor the removal and placing of the till or receiving receptacle. A key-loch tit) 4l. is provided at the swinging edge of the 'door that it may be locked when closed. It

is further provided to lock the door within the container by supplemental locking means which is hidden from View and which may be unlocked through the actuation of the dumping` platea as will be described. This supplemental locking' means, includes a socketed member 5 secured to the inside face of. the door 2, and near its upper edge. To the inside faceot the iront wall ot the container issecured a tubular member 6 the axis of which coincides with the axis et the member 5 when the door is closed. Slidable in saidmeinber 6 is a springherd plunger rod or stem Z provided with a linger 8 movable cin a slot Sfin the wall ci the member ti'. The container 1 is capped, by a casting` 10 formed with a hopper shaped inlet 11 and recesses orgrooves 12 to receive the walls of the.y depository, and depending within the casting from its top wall is a hopper shaped neck 18. the front wall. ci which is removed, see Figure 2l to permit movement o1"- the meansfonthe dumping plate for actuatine the plunger rod or stem 7. as will be e2;-

plained.

\ The" deposz'tory. rjhis is also made preti erably in the form or an upstand-ing rectangular receptacle :14 having the metalli-ff, corner pieces 15 and connecting the corner pieces are transparent side walls 16, prefer1H ably glass, seated in the recesses 12 in the casting 1.0. The depository is capped by a casting 17 secured in place in any suitable manner and npstanding' from said castingl is a lneck 18 into which the coin, ticket or token is, deposited. Suitably arranged in the depository 14 are a plurality of staggeredlyj- :arranged bathe-plates with notched lower edges 20.

Normally lying across and closing the lower endi or' the hopper shaped inlet 11 of the. castingl() is a. dumping plate 21 which is suitably secured at its front side te a spindle 22, one end oi` Vwhich protrndes through the casting 10 and Wall of the conltainer-and has secured thereto a handle or crank-arm 23 to be graspedby an operator when itiis desired to tilty said duniping plate and. also to release the suppleme Atal locking means 7. A' coil spring 2li wrapped or coiled about saidspindle 22 and with a part bearinglagainsti'the lower face of the dumping plate and with a part bearing` against the' under side of the Icasting` 1G acts to "return the dumping plate to its closed position and no 1mallv hold it closed7 Hcept when tilted-.in the manner and for the purpose explained; To the spindle 22 is connected an arm or linger 25, adaptedwhen the spindle is escillatedto be brought into engagement with the finger 8.011 the rod or stem i' to raisevand release vthe latter from the socketed member 5.011 the door 2.

be described, slides.

The 'ZZ or rccca'oz'ug receptaclaThis is preferably a metallic box 26 which, in shape, conforms to the contour of the container 1, haring a hand hold 27 to be grasped by an operator when removing the` same from the container, or replacing it. The upper end of the till or receiving receptacle is capped by a casting 2S formed with a dividing partition or closure 29 extending thc full width of the casting, in one direction, and only approximately one-half way across in the other direction so as to provide an opening 30 through which coins, tickets or tokens may pass when enteringthe till and dumped by the dumping plate 211. The inner end of said partition or closure 29 is bcntiup, as at 31, to provide a stop as well as a enacting element oit the loci; on the movable slide or closure, to be described. Said bent up portion oi the partition or closure 29 is slotted as at 32 through which thc lock, in In the opposite side wells oisaid. casting 2S are provided longitud' aal; grooves 33 yand also in the opposite side walls of said casting and extending longitudinally thereoi|` Yfrom the rcr to a suitable point mediate the :liront andV hack, are provided the slots,

designates a slidable closure for the ci i ng 30 in the till. lt is suppmtcd nu slide bach and Jorth in the grooves 33 and at its iront end has the depemling plate 3G which mores next adjacent to the bent portion or stop 3l oi' the imrtition 2S) when said slide is closed, the forward movement oi the slide being limited by engaement ot ln projecting from said slite through the slots 31 in the till, with spring held pawls 3S pivoted to rails or castings 3S) secured to the opposite inside walls of the container 1. The rails 39 have lips or cars i-O by means of which they may be bolted or otherwise secured to the walls el the con tainer 1. Each railis provided with grooves ai, Z) :indc which have connnunimition through a passage way rl which intercepts the groove which is longer than the grooves a ande. Normally the acting ends of the pawis 3S lie in the grooves a being yieldingly held in suchposition by means ot springs if-1 contained in barrels 4t2 on said rails or castings 39. To the inner end of the slide and to the under side thereof is securedlccling means 1I-l controllable by a key-barrel on the upper side of said slide. 'lh-e locking means. when the slide is open or in its forward position lyiiig within thi` slot in the Stop S1 and when the slide 35 is closed said locking means is disposed behind said stop 31 with thc active elements oi the locking means spread out against the stop 31. in this position the locking means for the sl.' i e is entirely hidden and tampering` with the same is not possible. A key fitted to and inserted in the key barrel 44 will release the locking means to permit the slide 35 to be moved into the open position shown in Figure 2. rllhe details of the loch are not shown, ag it is not intended to claim the same specifically herein. lt is intended., however, that when the slide 35 is moved to closed position, the lock acts automatically to lock the slide 35 in closed position, and the slide 35 may not he opened until the insertion of a key into the key barrel 44 and the locking means is released.

nlhe casting 28 of the till is provided with a plurality of lugs 45, 46 and 47 which project from the opposite sides of the said casting. Said lugs lie in the same horizontal plane and suitably spaced from each other, but preferably in a horizontal plane below the slots 34, and the lugs 37 on the slide 35.

When assembling the fare-box, the rails or castings 39 are secured in place with the open ends of the grooves u, and c in said slides adjacent the opening in the container, closed by the door 2, see Figure 2. Assuming that the door is open and it is` desired to insert the till, the lugs 45 are inserted into and caused to be moved rearwardly in opposite grooves b of the rails or astings, and the lugs 37 are inserted into and caused to be movedrearwardly in the opposite grooves a of the rails or castings, and when said lugs 37 reach the pawls 39 they ride beneath the same, raising said pawls against the tensions of the springs which act to force said pawls down in front of the lugs 37 as soon as they have passed thereunder, see Figure 6. The rearward movement of the till is then continued until the lugs 45 reach the eXtreme inner ends of the grooves l), while at the same time the lugs 46 and 47 have entered and become positioned in the grooves b, see Figure 4. During this last mentioned rearward movement of the till, the lugs 37 are held, as shown in Figure 4 causing the slide 35 to be held in position, with the till moving thereunder until thev opening 30, closed by the till, is exposed to the dumping plate 2l to permit coins, tickets or tokens deposited to be passed down through the opening into the till. The foregoing movements have been described as taking place, assuming that the locking means has been released so as to permit the till to be moved relatively to the slide 35, after the lugs 37 and 45 have reached the passage- 'way and the till raised to change the horizontal position of the lugs 45, 46 and 47, as well as the lugs 37.

Assuming now that the till is in receiving position in the container, see Figures 2, 4 and 5 and it is desired to remove the till from the container and during such movement close the slide over the opening 30 and lock it in such closed position. The operator will unlock the door 2 at 4 and grasp and oscillate the hand hold lifting the Enger 25 into engagement with the linger 3 and release the locking member 7, permitting the door 2 to be swung into open position. The door 2 being opened, the operator will then grasp the hand hold 27 on the till and draw the latter outwardly the lugs 4o, 46 and 47 moving forwardly in the grooves .5, until the lugs 4G have cleared the ends of the rails or castings 39, see Figures 6 and 7 and the lugs are brought into coincidence vvith the passageway d, see Figures 6 and 7, when the till will drop positioning the lugs in the grooves c and the lugs 46 and 47 in line therewith, see lfignre 7. During the movement of withdrawing` the till with the lugs 45, 46 and 47 moving forwardly in the groove the lugs 37 on the slide are held by the pawls 38 against forward movement, resulting in the till moving forwardly under the slide or in other words, moving relatively thereto, and when the lugs reach the passageway d the slide is closed and the lugs 37 and 45 are in superimposed position, Figures t5 an 7. ,ln this position the loclrino means t3 is locked against the rear face or the stop 3l on the plate or closure 29. The till having been lowered, as described, a. further withdrawal movement will cause the lugs 37 to pass out through the grooves l) in the rails orvcastings 39, and the lugs 45 to pass out through the grooves c in said rails or castings, as it is believed will be understood. rl`he withdrawal movement of the till being graphically illustrated in Figures 7 and 9.

rlhe till being suspended from vthe rails or castings 39, it will be obvious that when the lugs reach the passageway/s E during the withdrawal movement of the till that the till will drop of its own weight positioning the lugs 45 in the grooves c, and the lugs 37 in the grooves Z). To insert the till the lugs 37 pass through the grooves ci under and behind the pawls 38 and the lugs 45, 43 and 4iu enter the grooves To the rear wall of the container l are secured cleats 50 for supporting the fare-boa: from a post, bracket or other suitable means in a street car.

lrom the within disclosure it will be observed that I have provided a fare-box including a till, y the supporting means for which and the closure are simple, yet effec-- tive. Being simple in construction and with nothing to get out of order, and so constructed as to stand rough treatment without disturbing the operating parts. l."Vhile l have elected a preferred embodiment of the invention l am fully aware that modifications may be made within the range of skilled mechanics and therefore, do not wish to be confined to the details disclosed, except as stated in the appended claims.

TN'hat I claim is zl. In a fare-box, in combination, a eontainer, a till, a slidable closure for said till, grooved supporting rails secured to opposite WallsY of the Container, means on the till and its closure adapted to have a slidable relation with said grooved rails, and means on said rail-s to retard the movement of said Closure as the till is Withdrawn and until the closure assumes a looked position.

2. In a fare-box, in cornbination7 a oontainer, a till, a slidable Clowre for said till, supportingu rails secured to opposite walls of the container and provided Wit-h oorresponding superimposed communicating grooves opening` out of one end oi said rails, means on Ithe till and its closure adapted to have a slidable relation with certain of saidy grooves Wl en said till is inserted .into-seid Container and other oit said grooves when said till is removed from said Container, and means on sa-id rails to retard thev movement of said Closure as the till is Withdrawn and. until the closure assumes a looked position.

3. Ina 'fare-box, in combination., a container, a till. a movable eiosure for said till, guiding and supporting means for the till in the container, means on the till andv its closure adapted to have a roar-ting relation. With said guiding` and supp(wtiing` means,

the latter being arranged for the insertionV and removal of the till in different horizontal planes, and means to hold the lclosure relativeto the till as the latter is Withdrawn and until the olosure asumes a looked position.

4. In a fare-box, in combination, a oontainer, a till provided with a pair of opposiftely disposed slots, a slidable closure for said till, lugs on said Closure operating in and through said siots, other lugs arojeeting from opposite sides oi' said till, supporting means for the till provided with grooves, Certain of which are adapted to receive the. lugs on the till and closure WhenV the till is inserted into thecontainer and others of which are adapted to receive said lugs when the till is withdrawn, and means to hold the elosure relative to the till as the latter is Withdrawn and until the Closure assumes a looked position.

5. In a fare-box, in combination, a oontainer, a till., a slidablefelosure for said till, lugs on-the Closure, lugs on the till, guiding and supportingl rails secured within the oontainer and provided with a plurality ol' superimposed grooves intercepted by a transverse passageway, the lugs on the till and the closure adapted to travel certain grooves in said rails When the till is inserted and travel certain other grooves and said passageway when the till is Withdrawn, and pivoted paWls under and behind which said lugs on the closure move as the till is insert.- ed .for retardinlb)l the Closure during the Withdrawal oi'A the till and until the closure assumes a locked position.

6. In a fare-box, in combination, a container, rails secured to opposite inside walls or" said container, each of said rails provided with a plurality of superimposed grooves opening out oi' one end of said rails und a passageway intereepting the middle groove and communicating with the upper and lower grooves, yieldingly held pawls lying Within the upper grooves of each rail and at the .inner ends thereof, a till, a slidable elosure therefor, lugs on saidI closure and n plurality of lugs on said till, the lugs on the closure movable in the upper grooves and the lugs on the till mo 7able in the middle grooves when the till is inserted into the oontainer, and the lugs on the closure. movable in the middle grooves and the lugs on the till movable in the lower grooves when the till is Withdrawn, said pawl's acting to retard the closure during` the withd"z1\val of the till and until the closure assumes aI lorked position.

T. In a iliare-box, iu combination, :r conlainer, a till, a fixed cover for a portion et the uppeil end of said till and provided with an inner upstanding stop slotted mediate its ends, a slidable closure :for thel open space at the upper end off said till and provided` with a depending ilange at its frontl end, looking' means secured to` said slidnble olosure and movable through the slot in the xed cover portion andv adapted to eonot. with said top, means in the container to suspend said till, and means to retard the slidable closure duringf the withdrawal of the till and until the sliduble closure assumes a closed position.

8. In a fare-box, iny combination, a container, adoor hinged to saideontainer, locking means for said door loeatedwholly within said container, al dumping; plate within the container, means located withoutthe Container for aetuatingsaid dumpingplat/o, means associated with said dumping plate for releasing said lor-.king means, a till means in the Container with which the till has a slidable relation, a slidable closure for said till, and means to automatically close and lool; said Closure as the till is withdrawn from said container.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand.

CHARLES H. WOODS. 

